Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 22954, Hezekiah Doane, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Hoane, Hezekiah Mary
W 22954
CONTENTS

Massachusetts 1075
Mary Doane widow of Hezekiah Doane decd
who died on the 16 th April 1812 of Barnstable the State of Mass. who was a P te Capt y H y in the Company comm by Captain Godfrey of the ————— com d by ————— in the Mass. line for 7 mos & 26 days private 6 " 40 " Corporal 2 " Sergeant
Inscribed on the Roll of Mass. at the rate of 59 Dollars 45 Cents per annum to commence on the 4 th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 th June 1837 and sent Timothy Ned Barnstable Mass.
Arrears to the 4 th of March 1837 $ 356.70 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sep. " 29.72 $386.42
{ Revolutionary Claims Act July 4, 1836. Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by H.H. Addison Clerk, Book A Vol. 1 Page 48

Commonwealth of Massachusetts County of Barnstable ss
On this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven personally appeared before the Court of Probate of the said County of Barnstable Mary Daine a resident of Chatham in the County of Barnstable and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged eighty four years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed July 4. 1836: that she is the widow of Ezekiah Daine who was a private soldier in the service of the United States in the war of the revolution - that he first entered the service by enlistment early in the year 1776 & she thinks in January, - He then resided in Chatham aforesaid, and enlisted into the company commanded by Capt Benjamin Godfrey and marched to Cambridge, Mass. and continued in said service at that place & in the vicinity of Boston two months according to the best of her recollection and belief, and was there when the British evacuated Boston - She cannot now state the names of any of his officers except his Capt before named - She cannot state from memory the precise time of the commencement or close of said service but is confident that its duration was about two months - Soon after he returned from the aforesaid service he enlisted at said Chatham into a company commanded by Capt. Thomas Hamilton in the sea coast service and stationed at Chatham & Eastham - The time of this enlistment she thinks was April 1776 and he served as she thinks in said company six months or more. She cannot state the names of any officers except the Capt, nor the precise time of the commencement or close of said service but is confident that it was in the year 1776

and continued as long as she has before stated. She recollects that her said husband once went to Salina on an alarm and was gone about a fortnight, but whether this service was while he was a member of Capt Hamilton's Company or early in the next year she cannot positively declare.
He enlisted again into the service of the United States sometime in August in the year 1777 at said Chatham and served for the period of eight or nine months. He marched from Chatham to Boston, and there joined Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment and marched to a place near Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania and served during said period in that State. He wintered at Lancaster where he had the small pox, and was discharged early in the month of May 1778 and arrived at home about the last of that month. She cannot state the names of any of the officers except the Colonel before named. She has no documentary evidence to support her claim. She recollects that at one time her said husband went to Bristol in the State of Rhode Island or near that place and served there for a short period, but she cannot state how long, nor the names of any of the officers, and knows of no evidence to support this last service unless some may be found in the papers in the war office. The evidence which she has to support the other services herein named will be attached to this declaration.
This declaration she has made according to her best knowledge and belief.
And she further declares that she was married to said Helyiah Doane at said Chatham on the twenty second day of February A.D. 1770 by the Rev. Stephen Emery then the settled minister of said Chatham, now deceased. That her name before her marriage was Mary Fry. That her husband the aforesaid Helyiah Doane died on the sixteenth day of April A.D. 1812 and that she had re-

remained a widow ever since that period as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed -
her Mary X Doane mark
A Barnstable ss
Sworn to in open court
Timothy Reed Register
and the said court do hereby declare their opinion after investigation of the matter that Hezekiah Doane the husband of the above named Applicant was a Revolutionary soldier and served as stated in the foregoing declaration; and that said Mary Doane is the widow of said Hezekiah and was married to him on the twenty second day of February A.D 1770
Nymphaus Marston Judge
I Timothy Reed Register of the Court of Probate for the County of Barnstable, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being a Court of records, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Mary Doane for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and the seal of said court this eighteenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundreds and thirty seven.
Timothy Reed Register

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at January 22 (A.D. 1857)

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February 22 d A D 1770 Then was Elizabeth Doane and Mary a ny both of Chatham married by the Rev d Stephen Emery. a true copy of
Record Attest David Godfrey Town Clerk
Chatham January 7 A D 1837

Rev
WIDOW, &c.
Rev
File No. 22954
Mary Doane
Widow of Hezekiah Doane Sergt Rev War
Act: July 4 th 36
Index:—Vol. A , Page 190
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Hezekiah Doane (Mass.) W. 22954
An acknowledgment of enlistment as soldiers for Chatham, signed by eleven men, dated Chatham July 5, 1780 has been removed from this claim to be sent to the War Dept.
D.G.
May 5, 1911
Sent to War Dept. Jan. 16, 1913

J L Edwards
War Department -
Washington -

Chatham April 25 th 1837.
J L Edwards Esq Sir it appears that there is a mistake in the time of Services of the Revolutionary Soldiers in the case of Nathan Bassett and others I gave my deposition of his Services think that I might be mistaken in the time of enlistment and took the time that we joined Colo Jacksons Regiment for the time of enlistment but by your Letter to Joshua Erickson and we differ in the time of service I have spent some time in looking-over old papers to find the Articles of enlistment but have not found them of 1777 but found the enlistment articles of 1780 they may be some guide for you as some of them are pensioners I inclose the same to you the following is a statement of the Campaign of 1777 the town of Chatham was was ordered to furnish 20 men to fill the ranks of the army then Select men of the town fulfilled the 20 and after the number was obtained they informed us that we must march in six Hours after we received orders and it was about four weeks before we was ordered to march we marched to Boston and joined Colo Jacksons Regiment and when our time was out from the time we enlisted we made

Application to Colo Hinney Jackson for our Discharge the reply was that we had not served in the Regiment Eight months and when we had he wd Discharge us and we served three or four weeks longer and then recd our Discharge and Herkirk Doane and Nathan Bassett was in the Regiment with me Yours Respectfully Joseph Young

1924 May 17 Barnstable May 12 May 28 July 30 Dec
Free
J. L. Edwards Esq. born prisoner of Portland Washington City D. D.

Barnstable, Mass. May 12. 1857
J. L. Edwards Esq
Sir enclosed is the application of Mary Danna for a pension with the accompanying papers, to which I would invite your early attention -
Respectfully Truly My Friend

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73. with Sikesford } in Col. Wheeler  Sheppard 74. Gaffey & Packerback } Regiment in Capt. Forrester Company with Paymaster
Matthias Sikesford } in Col. J. S. Lee's Regt. { 1 Mar. 1861 Heaman Smith } in 1st. Col. Va. Comp. John Collins } - Capt. Miller Paymaster John Wadderson }

I Salathiel Nickerson of Chatham in the County of Barnstable and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy Seven years do depose and say that I was a Soldier in the army of the revolution and am a revolutionary pensioner of the United States that besides other Services a period of two months at Roxbury and Sag Harbor in Capt Benjamin Godfrey's Company and Col. Hays Regiment in the year of 1776 and Heshakiah Boane was in said Company and Regiment at said time and served as a private soldier for the same period of time
I further testify that the above named Heshakiah Boane was a private soldier in Capt Thomas Hamilton Company to guard the coast in Chatham and Eastham and to the best of my knowledge was in 1776 and was in said Company six months
I also testify that said Heshakiah Boane was a citizen of Chatham and of the Commonwealth aforesaid and that he married Mary Amy of Chatham before he entered the army and that he died about twenty five years ago and said Mary has remained his widow ever since
Salathiel Nickerson Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable County S.S.
Be it known that on this twenty first day of April 1837 before me the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace for and in said County personally appeared the above named Salathiel Nickerson and made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed in my presence and I further certify that I am well acquainted with said Salathiel Nickerson and that he is a man of truth and a credible witness in testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand this day and year aforesaid
Thatcher Ryder Justice of the Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable ss
I Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of Record for the County of Barnstable do hereby Certify that Thatcher Ryder Esq before whom the within deposition was taken is a justice of the Peace for said County, and that I believe that the within signature purporting to have been made by him is his true and genuine signature
In witness whereof I have here- unto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this twelfth day of May A.D. 1837 Timothy Reed Clerk

Declaration of Mary Doane
Marr'd 22 Feby '70, Rolls.
Vol 36. p. 38. bap l h no. 108 " 2. " 66. Sept 2 - Cent Coll Jackson April from 8 Sept 77 to 3 May 78 $ 7. 26
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Jan 26 26 pri 6 - 10 bap l 2 - - Sept
original - no deduction
Timothy Reed Esq
Parishable Mass.
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2667 44 26.23 10.00 22.00 1.22 59.45 6 356.70

I Samuel Cash of Harnois in the County of Barnstable Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged Seventy five years, do testify and declare that during the Revolutionary war myself with twenty others, of which number Ezekiel Doane then of Chatham was one entitled at Chatham into the service of the United States and marched from said Chatham to Dorchester where we joined Col. Jacksons Regiment, from which place we marched to Springfield from thence to Philadelphia, and Lancaster where we had the Smallpox, and from thence to Gulf Mills where we were discharged; And that as near as I can recollect we were Eight Months on the army from the time we joined the army at Dorchester till we were discharged at Gulf Mills - And that I perfectly recollect that said Ezekiel Doane was with us and made one of our number during the whole of said Service - SAMUEL CASH
State of Massachusetts } Barnstable County } ss Harnois April 1832
Be it known that before me Dea. Brooks a justice of the peace in and for the County aforesaid personally appeared Samuel Cash above named and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed - Dea. Brooks Justice Peace
And I further certify that I am well acquainted with this said Samuel Cash and that he is a man of truth and an credible witness, in testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand the day & year aforesaid - Dea. Brooks Justice of Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable ss
I Timothy Reed clerk of the court of Common Pleas being a court of Record in the county of Barnsta- ble do hereby certify that Obed Brooks Esq. before whom the within deposi- -tion was taken is a justice of the Peace for said county and that I believe the within signatures pur- -porting to have been made by him are his genuine & true sig- -natures.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at Barnstable this fourth fifth day of May A.D. 1837
Timothy Reed clerk

Joseph Young of Chatham in the County of Barnstable and Commonwealth of Massachusetts aged seventy four years do depose and say that I was a soldier in the army of the revolution and am a revolutionary pensioner of the United States that besides other services I served a period of eight or nine months in Capt. Drown's Company in Col. Henry Jackson's regiment in the years 1777-8 - that I enlisted at Chatham in the month of August A.D. 1777 and joined Col. Jackson's regiment at Boston about the first of September and marched thence to the State of Pennsylvania in which State I continued during said service and was discharged I think on the fourth day of May 1778 - I enlisted for eight months and served for that period after I joined the regiment at Boston which was three or four weeks after the time of my enlistment -
I further testify that I well knew Hester Doane late of said Chatham who died about twenty five years ago and that he enlisted into the service of the United States in August 1777 at the same time when I did and served in Col. Henry Jackson's Regiment with me during the whole aforesaid period of my service, and was discharged at the same time when I was discharged. I also well knew Mary Doane of said Chatham widow, who has this day in my presence made declaration before the Court of Probate for said County for the purpose of obtaining a pension under the act of July 4. 1836, and I further declare that the said Mary Doane was the wife of said Hester Doane at the time when he enlisted and served in Col. Jackson's regiment as aforesaid and that she is now a widow and has not been married since the death of said Hester Doane
Barnstable
Joseph Young

Cambridge Massachusetts Barnstable to Court of Probate at Starnick April 18 th 1837
Personally appeared in open Court the within named Joseph Young and made oath in due form of law to the truth of the within deposition by him subscribed in Court - I further certify that said Young is a credible witness
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the day & year aforesaid Timothy Read Register

Commonwealth Massachusetts Barnstable County ss I James Taylor of Dennis age Seventy five years do testify and say that in the year of Seventeen Hundred and Seventy five or Sixty 61 Hezekiah Doane of Chatham was a private Soldier in Capt Thomas Hamilton Company Stationed on the Sea Coast and that he served six months in Capt Hamilton Company
James Taylor
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable County ss Dennis May 5th 1837
Be it known that before me Joseph Young a justice of the peace for the County aforesaid personally appeared James Taylor above named and made oath in due form of Law that to the truth of the above affidavit by him subscribed and I further certify that I am well acquainted with the said James Taylor and that he is a man of truth and credible witness In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand the day and year aforesaid Joseph Young Justice of the peace

Cannonwick of Massachusetts Barnstable
I Timothy Reed Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas being a Court of Records in the County of Barn- stable do hereby certify that Joseph Gaining Esq. before whom the within deposition was taken is a justice of the Peace for said county, and that I believe the within signature purporting to have been made by him to be his true and genuine signature.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of said court this twelfth day of May
A. D. 1837
Timothy Reed Clerk